Sentences with phrase «for early disease»

Background Persistent engagement in antisocial behaviour across developmental periods is thought to increase the risk for early disease morbidity.
Cook County has developed a Veterinary Reporting System for early disease identification.
For early disease discovery, what labwork will be done, and how often will it be repeated?
Due to their shorter lifespan, they need routine wellness visits for early disease detection and health maintenance.
A Consultation on Special Imaging Techniques as important screening tools in the Geriatric Dog for early disease detection
A Consultation on Special Imaging Techniques as important screening tools in the Geriatric Cat for early disease detection
Radiographs: As a cat grows older, it is often helpful to have a radiograph (x-ray) of the chest and abdomen to screen for early disease.
That means lost opportunities for early disease detection, wellness examinations, preventive care, and client education.
Screening for early disease may include annual echocardiography and Holter monitoring to look for abnormal heart beats.
Through a five - year National Eye Institute R01 grant totaling more than $ 2.6 million, they will investigate several aspects of how EDN induces neurodegeneration and cell death and how these mechanisms might be targeted therapeutically for early disease prevention, before nerve damage and cell death has occurred.

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Furthermore, an early - stage study pumping up the dose of its hemophilia A treatment — which aims to be a one - time therapy for the rare blood clotting - related disease — appeared to hit its targets without serious side effects.
Traditional lab companies like Quest have also started talking about using blood tests for a personalized medicine approach to the early detection of diseases.
Shares of biotech Spark Therapeutics rose 4.5 % in early Monday trading after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to review its gene therapy for vision loss patients who have vision loss due to a rare genetic condition called biallelic RPE65 - mediated inherited retinal disease (IRD).
Various studies at the time suspected sugar was bad for the heart, and the latest JAMA suggests the Foundation paid the researchers to counter those arguments and «downplay early warning signs that sucrose consumption was a risk factor in [coronary heart disease].»
Through talking to experts in the field over the past year, Gates said he had identified five areas of need: Understanding better how Alzheimer's unfolds, detecting and diagnosing it earlier, pursuing multiple approaches to trying to halt the disease, making it easier for people to take part in clinical trials of potential new medicines, and using data better.
Bush also hinted that AI technology such as IBM's Watson might be used in conjunction with Athenahealth's technology, which could electronically survey patients in order to collect data points that might be early warning signs for disease.
In late 2013 his father, Riley Bechtel, who had served for 24 years as CEO, retired four years early at 61 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Earlier this month, the company confirmed it was considering a bid for rare disease drug maker Shire Plc (SHP.L) after Reuters reported on its interest.
Our goal is to complement the current strategic interest of Chiesi Farmaceutici in the space of rare diseases by investing in early stage opportunities and accelerate the expansion of the Chiesi network in the US among universities, venture capital investors, rare disease patient organizations and start - ups developing treatments for rare diseases.
«I think of those people from the early days all the time,» says Tedd Ellerbrock, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
It is a differentiated PPAR gamma agonist with a superior profile for CNS related diseases with excellent in - vivo efficacy, a comprehensive development plan and early involvement from key opinion leaders.
To achieve this goal, several approaches are envisaged: identifying small populations with severe disease where a medicine's benefit - risk balance could be favorable; making more use of real - world data where appropriate to support clinical trial data; and involving health technology assessment bodies early in development to increase the chance that medicines will be recommended for payment and ultimately covered by national healthcare systems.
Katherine High, Spark's president and chief scientific officer, expressed her enthusiasm for the early clinical data related to SPK - 8011: «The encouraging start of our SPK - 8011 clinical trial reinforces the strength of our gene therapy platform, delivers human proof - of - concept in a second liver - mediated disease — a significant achievement in the gene therapy field — and positions us well to potentially transform the current treatment approach for this life - altering disease with a one - time intervention.»
Although Anavex Life Sciences» Alzheimer's disease program should offer up plenty of data to digest this year, its research program is very early stage, and the company's balance sheet is worrisome enough for me to avoid it until placebo - controlled trial results are available.
Half are for various forms of cancer; the other half represent a cluster of rare diseases, including early - onset Alzheimer's.
The apostles in the early church times knew the will of God — that the sick and suffering were to have prayer offered for them, and that the Lord would cure their diseases» (p. 26).
As was suggested earlier, those born near the turn of the century have seen within it amazing advances — not only in science, technology, and increased knowledge, but in the conquest of disease with the prolongation of life, an increase in the recognition of race and sex equality with accompanying legal steps; manifold ministries of welfare to the poor, the young, and the elderly; a growing concern for civil rights in many of its facets.
Our struggle for stories to encompass this new reality differ from those told earlier when my disease was first discovered.
And for couples who carry rare genetic diseases, screening of embryos now allows them to pick the ones that won't grow up with cystic fibrosis or early onset Alzheimers.
(Over 90 percent of abortions take place much earlier in a woman's pregnancy, before 14 weeks, based on Centers for Disease Control data.)
I was in the hospital for 2 weeks... i caught it early enough that i missed the worst of the disease but required physio and occupational therapy to cope with the lingering numbness in my hands and feet to perform everyday tasks and my strength and balance is coming back.
The early Christians were learning what Christians today believe, that God was in the process of revealing his message to them; and, the message is: the end will come soon enough; we will be judged for everything we have done while in the body; that only God through Christ's death on the cross can atone for our sins; and, we should remain vigilant and be prepared for the end — whether that comes in the form of natural death, through cancer, car accidents, coronary heart disease or some other form.
The new rules ushered in earlier this year from Brussels may well incur incremental costs for bakers and snack manufacturers, but with one per cent of the UK's population potentially suffering from coeliac disease, the market for foods with the gluten sliced out holds considerable potential.
Constant ovulation is not normal nor healthy for their bodies and increases their risk for ovarian cancer, uterine prolapse and other reproductive diseases causing early death (which is why they are sent to slaughter for cheap meat in the egg industry).
Ideas that organic food could be healthier and better for the environment originated in the early days of the organic movement as a result of publications like the 1943 book The Living Soil [14][15] and Farming and Gardening for Health or Disease (1945).
We help protect our Australia's productive industries, environment and human health from pests and diseases by assessing the risks they pose, prioritising the pathways of entry and providing new technologies for surveillance and early response through sensor networks and autonomous platforms.
Gyan, who enjoyed a successful stint at the Stadium of Light but is best known for his exploits at the 2010 World Cup, was set to lead his team out for the crucial group stage clash, but is likely to sit this one despite having been released from hospital after just one night because the disease was caught so early.
Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence - based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS.
However, risk factors for these diseases can begin to develop early in life.
Family medical history (for both you and your partner), including any cognitive impairments; birth defects; early infant loss; deformities; or any inherited diseases, such as Tay - Sachs disease, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, or cystic fibrosis
Also, a newborn screening blood test is done before the baby leaves the hospital to look for PKU (phenylketonuria), congenital hypothyroidism, and other diseases that need to be diagnosed early in infancy to ensure successful treatment.
Attorneys representing all current and former NCAA student - athletes announced date changes made by the court, affecting the concussions settlement that will provide a 50 - year medical - monitoring program for student - athletes to screen for post-concussion syndrome and early - onset neurodegenerative disease that may have resulted from concussions or the accumulation of subconcussive hits while playing NCAA sports.
Breast milk is a critical source of energy and nutrients during illness and reduces mortality among children who are malnourished.3 It reduces the risk of a number of acute and chronic diseases in early childhood and has long - term benefits for cardio - vascular health.4 In the context of HIV, early cessation of breastfeeding after six months is associated with increased serious morbidity, growth faltering, and increased mortality.5
I think some dentists think that night nursing or frequent on - demand nursing is a cause for dental decay, and we definitely see kids that are 18 months old, under 3 years old that have something called early childhood caries, and that is a pretty serious disease when that happens.
Starting solid foods too early can have adverse consequences, such as increasing your baby's risk for childhood obesity, celiac disease, diabetes and eczema, according to a study published in the April 2013 issue of «Pediatrics.»
It's important for children to learn colors at an early age — as young as 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Although the observational studies that underlie our models all adjusted for multiple confounders, including known risk factors for the disease outcomes of interest, risk factors for early breastfeeding cessation such as preterm birth, preeclampsia, and obesity are also risk factors for metabolic disease in later life.
While that probably IS a large part of it, I also think it's rooted in the surge of hero worship for doctors that began in the early 1900's as science progressed so rapidly and things like vaccinations saved millions of children from suffering miserable deaths and life crippling diseases (polio, anyone?)
The earlier a baby is born, the greater the risk of health problems, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Multiple genetic markers have been identified for celiac disease, but many genetically susceptible individuals tolerate gluten and never develop symptoms, leading to speculation about other risk factors, including early childhood nutrition.
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